VHSS Guidance

Blyth Academy offers Accredited International Summer and March Break Programs and Community-Service Projects. Join them in March, July or August.

This year’s program will involve about 1000 students and over 200 educators, managers, activity coordinators and tutors. They will travel on 27 programs visiting 28 countries on 6 continents and chose from more than 200 courses. All payments are fully refundable until January 1^st if you cancel for any reason.

In November, December and the New Year they will be holding presentations across the country. A list of times and places can be found at www.BlythEducation.com/infosession.htm

Each year 40 students from High Schools across Canada are selected to come to Ottawa and work as Pages in the House of Commons. Those hired as Pages work on a part-time basis during their first year of study at one of the universities in the National Capital Region. For more information, please see the Guidance Department of visit www.parl.gc.ca/hocpage .

Closing date: December 7, 2009

Shad Valley is looking for students in Grade 10, 11 or 12 with:

- high overall academic achievement, with a passion for math & the sciences

- creative and entrepreneurial minds

- excellent communications and interpersonal skills

- leadership skills as well as the ability to work as a team leader

For details on Shad Valley campuses, post-secondary scholarships and alumni accomplishments, explore their website at www.shad.ca

Waterloo Unlimited announces its high school enrichment programs for the 2009/2010 academic year, designed for well-rounded students of exceptional potential. Details: www.unlimited.uwaterloo.ca

A printable handout for students is available here: http://www.unlimited.uwaterloo.ca/about/2009-2010_events_Students1.pdf

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Long Point World Biosphere Reserve is presenting the 1^st Annual Biodiversity Camp. This hands-on camp at Backus Heritage Conservation Area will engage teens in various nature, conservation and sustainable agriculture activities to build a better appreciation and understanding of Norfolk’s amazing biodiversity of living things, ecology and habitats. This will take place from Tuesday, August 1 to Thursday, August 20, 2009 and is limited to 15 participants.

Cost is $75.00, payable to: LPWBRF, Box 338, Port Rowan, ON N0E 1M0.

To be eligible you must be born in 1993, 1994, 1995 or 1996.

For more information contact: Bernie Solymar at 519-426-7124 or brcoordinator@lpwbrf.

Guelph Interaction Conference for university bound secondary school students in grades 10 & 11 one-day conference on Thursday April 23^rd and Friday April 24^th (you have the opportunity to select which day you would like to attend). The conference aims to introduce university living and learning through informative and interactive sessions led by our faculty and staff. Interaction registration fee is $25 per student, and includes lunch. The registration deadline is Thursday, April 9^th, 2009. Interaction program with a PDF version is available online at: www.uoguelph.ca/admissions/interaction.

Here is a great opportunity for our aspiring biologists.

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See brochure for information.

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The following attachments provide students with bursaries and summer research opportunities in science.

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Queen’s University is offering its Enrichment Mini Course for the weeks of May 3 – 8, 2009 or May 10 – 15, 2009.  Students in grades 9 – 12 are eligible to apply.  Check out over 50 different program options.  Live on campus for the week.  Take education to the next level.  For more information, go to http://esu.queensu.ca or call 613.533.3181.  Online registration closes at 4 pm on March 2, 2009.